Curtain pole and bracket.



PATENTED NOV. 19, 1907. V

J. WATSON. CURTAIN POLEAND BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21. 1907.

WITNESSES rn: NORRIS PETERJ co., wAsm/mwu, 04 c JENNIE WATSON, OFALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN POLE AND BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1907.

Application filed May 21. 1907. Serial No. 374.896.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J ENNIE WATsov, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCurtain Poles and Brackets, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in ment with the pole, wherebythe pole cannot become disengaged from the brackets in event of the samebeing struck, or when pressure is brought to bear upon the curtainsuspended from the pole.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to behereinafter more fully described, and then specifically pointed out inthe appended claims.

Referring to the drawing forming part of this application, like numeralsof reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,in which:

Figure 1 1s an elevation of a bracket constructed in accordance with myinvention,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a curtain pole supported by twobrackets, Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of one of the improvedbrackets with a portion of a curtain pole therein.

To put my invention into practice, I construct the brackets of a singlepiece of metal in the form of straps which are bent to provide 'verticalportions 1, and outwardly extending supports 2 and 3 forming rectangularhousin s 4 for the ends of a curtain pole 5, which is al so rectangularin cross section.

To retain the ends of the pole 5 in the housings 4, I provide thesupports 2 with winged members 6, said members engaging the rear face ofthe pole 5, and being held in engagement therewith by resilient tongues7 stamped from the supports 3.

The pole 5 is provided with a plurality of outwardly extending hooks 8upon which curtains (not shown) are suspended.

The upper and lower ends of the brackets are pierced, as at 9, toreceive screws 10 or similar fastening means, for securing the bracketsto a window frame.

When it is desired to remove the pole from the brackets, the resilienttongues 7 are pressed into the supports 3 and the members 6 swungupwardly, allowing the pole 5 to be moved rearwardly, and then movedendwise to disengage the pole from the brackets.

From the illustration of my invention it will be apparent that I havedevised a simple and inexpensive fixture for window frames, permittingcurtains to be draped and arranged to present a neat appearance.

What I claim and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is

1. The combination with a curtain pole, of brackets each formed from asingle piece of metal bent to provide a vertical portion and withsupports terminating in a housing for the ends of the pole, a member.hinged to one of said supports, a resilient tongue stamped from theother of said supports and yieldably engaging the hinged member forretaining the curtain pole in said housing.

2. A curtain pole bracket constructed from a single piece of metal bentto form a vertical portion and supports terminating in housings adaptedto receive the end of acurtain pole, members hinged to one portion ofsaid housings,'spaced clefts in the other of said supports and formingresilient tongues for bearing against the hinged members for retainingthe curtain pole in said housings.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

JENNIE WVATSON.

Witnesses:

MAX H. SROLOVITZ, ALFRED WATSON.

